World plastic pollution treaty talks collapse
Talks aimed at striking a landmark global treaty on plastic pollution fell apart Friday as countries failed to find consensus on how the world should tackle the ever-growing scourge...
Europe
Spain on heat alert and 鈥榲ery high to extreme鈥� fire risk
All of Spain was on a heatwave alert on Friday, while the weather agency warned that much of the country was at 鈥榲ery high to extreme risk鈥� from wildfires...
Navalnaya urges Putin to agree release of anti-war prisoners
Exiled Russian opposition figure Yulia Navalnaya on Friday urged presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump to strike a deal to free Russian and Ukrainian political prisoners held captive by Moscow for speaking out against the war...
Trump-Putin summit today
US president Donald Trump said Thursday his Alaska summit with Russia鈥檚 Vladimir Putin could fail but was merely a prelude to a second, three-way meeting where the substantive dealmaking over the Ukraine war would happen...
Spain suffers third wildfire death
Spain on Thursday mourned its third wildfire death this week and Greece began beating back a blaze threatening its third-largest city Patras as an unrelenting heatwave stoked tinderbox conditions in southern Europe...
Serbia鈥檚 political crisis escalates into clashes
Clashes between rival groups of protesters in Serbia left dozens injured overnight, police said Thursday, as months of anti-government demonstrations boiled over into street violence for a second night...
Russia, Ukraine exchange 84 prisoners each
Russia and Ukraine exchanged 84 prisoners each on Thursday, both sides said, the latest in a series of swaps that has seen hundreds of POWs released so far this year...
Climate change made Nordic heatwave 2C hotter: study
Human-caused climate change made a recent Nordic heatwave about 2C hotter, putting a strain on healthcare, ecosystems and indigenous Sami reindeer herders in a region ill-equipped for such events, researchers said on Thursday...
European powers ready to reimpose Iran sanctions
Britain, France and Germany have told the United Nations they are ready to reimpose UN-mandated sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme if no diplomatic solution is found by the end of August, according to a joint letter released Wednesday...
Thousands battle Greece fires as heatwave bakes Europe
Greece on Wednesday battled to contain more than 20 wildfires including one menacing its third-largest city Patras as a heatwave stoked blazes and forced the evacuation of thousands in southern Europe...
20 killed in shipwreck off Italy鈥檚 Lampedusa
At least 20 migrants died after a boat overturned in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, with many more still missing, the UN鈥檚 refugee agency said...
Putin, Kim vow stronger ties ahead of US-Russia summit
Russian president Vladimir Putin and North Korea鈥檚 leader Kim Jong Un have vowed to strengthen cooperation,聽days ahead of Putin鈥檚 summit in Alaska with Donald Trump, Pyongyang鈥檚 state media reported Wednesday...
NZ PM says Netanyahu has 鈥榣ost the plot鈥�
New Zealand鈥檚 prime minister said Wednesday that Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu had 鈥榣ost the plot鈥�, accusing him of going too far in his efforts to wage war on Gaza...
EU ready to do plastic pollution deal 鈥榖ut not at any cost鈥�
The European Union is ready to do a deal to land a groundbreaking treaty on plastic pollution, but not at any cost, the EU鈥檚 environment commissioner insisted Tuesday.
Harry, Meghan sign reduced deal with Netflix
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will continue to develop film and TV projects for Netflix but on more limited terms, the streaming giant announced Monday.